The Sackett Family Association

Reuben Sacket

(1732-1803)

Father

Mother

Anne Filer (c 1705-1787)

Reuben Sacket, son of Jonathan Sacket and Anne Filer, was born in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut^G, on 17 June 1732.^1,2 He died aged 71 in Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut^G, on 5 July 1803^2,3,4 and was buried at the Old Cemetery, Warren^G.⁵ He married in Kent (later Warren), Litchfield County^G, on 21 December 1752, Mercy Finney, daughter of Dr John Finney and Ann Toogood.^2,6,7,8 Mercy was born in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts^G, on 1 January 1729/30.⁷ She died aged 75 in Sharon, Litchfield County^G, on 23 January 1805^9,10,11 and was buried at Hillside Cemetery, Sharon^G.^10,12
     Reuben and Mercy were admitted to membership of the Congregational Church of Christ, Warren^G, on 31 August 1760.¹³ They were listed on 18 March 1772 as members of the Church of Christ, East Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut^G.¹⁴
     Reuben was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut^G, on 12 June 1772.¹⁵
     During the American Revolutionary War, Reuben was a selectman and a member of a committee involved in patriotic service in Kent (Warren.)¹⁶
     Reuben was named as a beneficiary in his mother's will made in Litchfield County, Connecticut^G, in June 1783. He was left a one-third share of her estate.
     In 1790 Reuben was living in Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut^G. In his household were one man, one boy, and three females.¹⁷
     Reuben was listed in the 1800 census as a householder in Warren^G.¹⁸
     From 1 January 1801, Reuben and Mercy were again members of the Congregational Church of Christ in Warren.¹⁹
     Reuben's widow Mercy made her will in Sharon, Connecticut^G, on 16 October 1804. Beneficiaries were her children, named as Samuel, Aroon, Sirus, Alexander, Anar Williams, Lucinda Fuller, and Voilet Beats. The first three, Samuel, Aaron, and Cyrus, were living some way away and would receive their inheritance if they returned and made claim within five years.

Will of Mercy Sackett of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Abstract
Date: 16 Oct 1804.
Testatrix: Mercy Sackett of town of Warren, county of Litchfield.
Beneficiaries:
Samuel, Aaron, & Cyrus, being at a great distance, half estate if they return and claim within 5 years.
Son Alexander, Aner Williams, Lucinda Fuller, Violet Bates, $1.68 each. Aner, Lucinda, & Violet to share equally other half if Samuel, Aaron, & Cyrus make no claim.

204. Reuben Sacket, 1732–1803, of Hebron and East Greenwich, in Conn., son of (47) Jonathan and Ann Filer Sacket, was married, Dec. 21, 1752, to Mercy Finney, daughter of John Finney and Ann Toogood, of East Greenwich, Conn.

Children.

662. Samuel Sacket, b. Apr. 5, 1754, d. Feb. 13, 1833; m. Sarah Manning.
663. Alexander Sacket, b. Mar. 6, 1758, d. May 7, 1829; m. Patience.
664. Aaron Sacket, b. Dec. 26, 1760.
665. Cyrus Sacket, b. Jan. 5, 1764.
666. Anne Sacket, b. Apr. 10, 1766.
667. Lucinda Sacket, b. Jan 23, 1769.
668. Violet Sacket, b. July 18, 1771.

Children of Reuben Sacket and Mercy Finney

Samuel Sackett MD+ b. 1 Apr 1754, d. 13 Feb 1833
Alexander Sackett b. 6 Mar 1758, d. 17 Mar 1829
Aaron Sackett+ b. 26 Dec 1760, d. 1827
Cyrus Sackett+ b. 5 Jan 1764, d. 13 Jul 1846
Aner Sackett b. 10 Apr 1766, d. after 1814
Mercy Lucinda Sackett+ b. 23 Jan 1769, d. 16 Sep 1832
Violitty Sackett+ b. 18 Jul 1771, d. 9 May 1807

Notes & Citations

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "Sackit, Rubine, s. Jonathan, b. June 17, 1732. Hebron Vital Records, 1:13."
Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "204. Reuben Sacket, b. June 17, 1732, d. June 5, 1803; m. Mercy Finney."
Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "Sacket, Reuben, d. July 5, 1803, æ 71 years. Warren Vital Records, 1:140."
"Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920", digital image, Ancestry.com, Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Reuben, adm. ch. 31 Aug 1760, on profession; d. 6 Jul 1803, age 71. 5:58."; "Sackett, Reuben, d. 6 Jul 1803, age 71. 2:2a."
"Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629–1934", digital image, Ancestry.com, 51:12, Inscription, Old Cemetery, Warren, Litchfield County, "Sackett, Reuben, died July 5, 1803, age 71 yrs."
Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "Sacket, Ruben, m. Marcy Finney, b. of Kent, Dec. 21, 1752, by Rev. Cyrus Marsh. Kent Vital Records, LR1:12."
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston: NEHGS), vol. 60 (1906): 70, Bristol Branch of the Finney Family, "Mercy [Finney], [d. John Finney & Ann Toogood], b. [Swansea, Mass.] Jan. 1, 1729–30; m. Dec. 21, 1752, Reuben Sacket of East Greenwich, now Warren, Conn."
"Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920", database, Ancestry.com, Kent, 55:138, "Sackett, Reuben, m. Mercy Finney, of East Greenwich, in Kent, 21 Dec 1752, by Cyrus Marsh, Pastor. 1:101."
Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "Sacket, Marcy, w. Reuben, d. Jan. 23, 1805, æ 75 years. Warren Vital Records, 1:140."
Website Sharon, Connecticut, Burying Grounds (Ancestry.com) (http://www.ancestry.com), The Sharon Burying Ground, "Sackett, Mrs. Marcy, widow of the late Reuben, of Warren, died Jan. 23, 1805, æ. 75."
"Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920", digital image, Ancestry.com, Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Mercy, adm. ch. 31 Aug 1760, on profession; d. 23 Jan 1805, age 75. 5:58."; "Sackett, Mercy, wid., d. 23 Jan 1805, age 75, at Sharon. 2:2a."
"Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629–1934", digital image, Ancestry.com, 43:4, Inscription, Hillside Cemetery, Sharon, Litchfield County, "Sackett, Mary, wife of Reuben, died Jan 23, 1805, age 75 yrs."
"Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920", digital image, Ancestry.com, Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Reuben, adm. ch. 31 Aug 1760, on profession; d. 6 Jul 1803, age 71. 5:58."; "Sackett, Mercy, adm. ch. 31 Aug 1760, on profession; d. 23 Jan 1805, age 75. 5:58."
"Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920", digital image, Ancestry.com, Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Reuben & Mercy, mems in full communion with Church of Christ in East Greenwich, 18 Mar 1772. 2:11."
Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "47. Jonathan Sacket, b. Mar. 20, 1696; d. Sept. 1, 1773; m. Ann Filer."
Website National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, "Sackett, Reuben
Service: Connecticut
Rank(s): Civil Service, Patriotic Service
Birth: 6-17-1732, Hebron, Hartford Co, Connecticut
Death: 6-5-1803, Warren, Litchfield Co, Connecticut
Service Source: Ct Rev War Accts, 1st Ser, Vol 11, Doc 110a, Roll #36.15; Atwater, Hist of Kent, Ct, p 35
Service Description: Selectman & Member of Committee, Kent
Residence: Kent, Litchfield Co, Connecticut
Spouse: Mercy Finney."
1790 US census, digital image, Ancestry.com, Reuben Sacket. Warren, Litchfield, CT. 1 white male (16+), 1 white male under 16, and 3 white females.
1800 US census, database, American Ancestors, "Reuben Sacket, Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut."
"Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920", digital image, Ancestry.com, Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Reuben & w. Mercy, adm. ch. 1 Jan 1801. 2:24."